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Stefano BonettiWood sandblasting
The same ceiling after sandblasting, light and even woodBoarded ceiling with an amber tone, before the work, with the room coveredBeforeAfter

The wood in your home, as it was on the first day

Low-pressure micro sandblasting of wood · Valtellina, the Engadine and nearby Trentino

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Before and after

The same wood before and after sandblasting.

The same roof overhang after sandblasting, light woodRoof overhang with dark rafters and boards, before the workBeforeAfter

Exteriors

Roof overhang above the street
Before
Panel with lozenge carving, dark and aged, on the workbench
After
The same panel after sandblasting, with the lozenge carving crisp

Furniture

Panel with lozenge carving
Attic with the job under way: a beam separates the part still dark from the part already sandblasted

Attics

Attic halfway through the job

Left of the beam the wood as it was, on the right already sandblasted.

What I sandblast

Wooden stuas

Coffered ceilings, panelling and carvings brought back to light-coloured wood.

Interior attics

Attic beams and boards brought back to their natural colour.

Exterior cladding and eaves

Eaves, façades and soffits freed from the grey and from old paint.

Furniture and chairs

Chairs, cupboard doors and panels, at low pressure.

Interior panelling in flats

Boards and ceilings in a lived-in home, at low pressure.

How I work

  1. 01

    Site visit

    First of all I come and have a look, and the site visit is free. I quote by the square metre, or a fixed price for furniture. For a first contact, a WhatsApp message with a few photos is perfectly fine.

    The building as a whole, with scaffolding on one side
  2. 02

    Protection

    Before I start, I cover the windows and anything that could be damaged. I work at low pressure, so the dust stays contained and you can carry on living in the house as usual.

    Fan-carved eaves brackets, still dark, with the scaffolding up and the window covered with sheeting
  3. 03

    Sandblasting

    I use low-pressure micro sandblasting: it cleans the wood without damaging it and makes little dust. Every kind of wood can be sandblasted, including painted, lacquered or stained wood. I almost always work alone and take care of every detail. A stua takes a couple of days.

    The boarded ceiling of the studio flat halfway through: one part already sandblasted, the rest still in the old light paint
  4. 04

    Cleaning and handover

    When the job is done I remove the protection and clean up myself; all that is left to you is disposing of the sand. After sandblasting the wood should ideally be treated: I do not do that, but it is good to know beforehand.

    The finished studio flat, light boarded walls and a pine kitchen
My method in full

Selected work

All work
Stua with a coffered ceiling and a carved central rose, walls in light boards

Stuas

Stua with a ceiling rose

Room clad in light wood with geometric carved panelling

Stuas

Stua with carved panelling

The same carved bracket after sandblasting, light wood

Exteriors

Eaves with carved brackets

Where I work

I work throughout Valtellina, in the Engadine and in nearby Trentino. On request I travel across northern Italy and Switzerland.

SwitzerlandItalyBormioValfurvaLivignoTiranoSondrioScuol

  • Upper Valtellina

    Bormio · Valfurva · Livigno

  • Valtellina

    Tirano · Sondrio

  • Engadine

    Scuol

  • Nearby Trentino

    Areas near the border

Frequently asked questions

How is the quote worked out?

By the square metre, or a fixed price for furniture. For a first contact, a WhatsApp message with a few photos is fine.

Do I pay for the site visit?

No, the site visit is free.

How long does it take?

A stua takes a couple of days. For bigger jobs I will tell you after the site visit.

Does it make a lot of dust?

No, the dust stays contained, because I work at low pressure.

Can it be done while I live in the house?

Yes, you can live there as usual. Before I start, I cover the windows and anything that could be damaged.

All questions

Send me a photo of the piece

For a first contact WhatsApp is fine too. The site visit is free.

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